McDuffie County

McDuffie County is located in eastern Georgia. The County Seat is Thomson and the largest city is Thomson. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.thomson-mcduffie.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 21,370 and the 2010 census population was 21,875. The land area is 257.46 square miles and there are 85 persons per square mile.

57.3% of the population is White, 40.4% is Black or African American, 2.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 74.6% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $106,100, there are 8,143 households, an average of 2.62 persons per household. The per capita income is $17,922, the median household income is $37,487, and 22.2% of the persons in McDuffie County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,609. Retail sales (in $1000) were $350,350, and sales per capita were $16,276. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 17.1%.